AVAUNT is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. AVAUNT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AVAUNT?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AVAUNT is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AVAUNT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
avauntsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AVAUNT scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in AVAUNT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What does AVAUNT mean in Scrabble?
interjection
archaic
An old command meaning go away, depart at once.
Avaunt is a cry of dismissal used in older English to drive off someone unwelcome, often with contempt or horror. It comes from Old French words meaning to move forward, yet it turned into an order to leave, much like the word begone. Shakespeare and other dramatists gave it to characters who are ordering away ghosts, villains and tempters. Today it is met mainly in quotations, costume drama and mock-heroic speech.
How AVAUNT is used
Archaic; used now only for a deliberately old-fashioned or humorous effect.
- Avaunt, thou villain, and trouble this house no more!
- The knight cried avaunt at the shadow in the doorway.
- She waved the salesman away with a theatrical avaunt.
- The old play has the hero shout avaunt to the tempter.
- He muttered avaunt at the cat as it eyed his supper.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AVAUNT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AVAUNT
3 longer words begin with AVAUNT.
Shorter words from the letters in AVAUNT
Common questions about AVAUNT
- Is AVAUNT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AVAUNT, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AVAUNT worth?
- AVAUNT is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AVAUNT mean?
- An old command meaning go away, depart at once.
- What letters can be added to AVAUNT?
- AVAUNT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of AVAUNT:
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